noun
Technical term used in accounting, IT, and compliance contexts to refer to a chronological record of system activities or transactions.
監査証跡を確認して、不正アクセスがなかったか調べた。
We checked the audit trail to see if there had been any unauthorized access.
Compound of 監査 (audit, inspection) and 証跡 (evidence, trail). The term is a direct translation of the English 'audit trail' and is used primarily in technical and business contexts.